whats with girls and being all "oh my gosh, im so fat, i need to lose soo much weight" when they look really good? are they just fishing for compliments or really think that they are fat?
-nikki- answered Sunday July 8 2007, 7:22 pm: Heyy
Well my friends used to do this and i think that they just want the compliments.
Because we used to all talk about what shirt sizes and what Jean sizes we were they used to always say "Oh im a 10 but at jay jays im a size 8" Then everyone was like oh my gosh that is soo skinny and she's like well thats just way i am.
They always change there minds because somedayz the'll want compliments but other days the'll be up them selfs about how skinny they are.
bitterxsweet answered Sunday July 8 2007, 1:44 am: im kinda guilty. im pretty small and i know im not like obese but i do feel i should lose some weight. yes some girls do fish for compliments but honestly alot really do feel this way. its true look at the media.. celebs crash dieting and going anorexic or bulimic and every magazine having some new diet and workout in it.. it gets into your mind whether you really want it or not and girls worry. its totally a mind thing. i agree with the other columnist saying that it can also do with if you used to be heavier you still see yourself that way because i lost about 15 pounds in 8th grade and still dont feel like im small enough. i honestly do think tho that 90% of it should be blamed on the media and hollywood, but dont get me going on that topic. [ bitterxsweet's advice column | Ask bitterxsweet A Question ]
swalsh answered Saturday July 7 2007, 8:39 pm: it's gay. i think they want you to say, "ohhh, you're not! you're so skinny & pretty!" thats what they want. EW. gross. next time you hear someone say that, reply with, "yeha we know. shut up fatass."
bexers answered Saturday July 7 2007, 8:18 pm: i honestly always say that i am fat, but everyone denies it, i am NOT looking for compliments, i am just saying how i feel.
i think that all girls, unless they are like perfect, will say that they are fat. and if you were ever fat to begin with that can also play a role in the image they think that they give off. i lost over 40 pounds in a year, but i still think i am fat, although many people think that i am not, but i am not looking for compliments. i just think that it is easier to not deny being fat, and just like saying that i am, i feel that it makes me feel better about myself, if that makes sense....
chloekc answered Saturday July 7 2007, 7:13 pm: With all the media and celeb diets today every girl is drawn in this downward spiral of skinny size 0 supermodels. The media have done us all want to be thinner because they say it's beautiful and most the rich women celebs are skinny in our eyes so we think skinny = rich and pretty. Other girls will disagree probably but there's too many 'icons' and size 0 women at the minute, how can a girl be happy with her body when every magazine in the world seems to say every woman without a flat stomach is fat.. The truth is they aren't fishing for compliments (well most aren't..), they just aren't happy with their body and most probably will never be however stupid it sounds, i can't complain though because i've basically described myself up there:o [ chloekc's advice column | Ask chloekc A Question ]
Erinn_the_bamf answered Saturday July 7 2007, 6:59 pm: Some girls really feel this way, some just want compliments.
Personally, I've felt this way since about the 3rd grade.
Look at Hollywood today. Nicole Richie. Paris Hilton. Mischa Barton. Lindsay Lohan (even if she's a crak whore). All skinny stars. Unfortunately, some girls strive to be exactly like them. They watch TV and say to themselves "WOW I look nothing like them" and feel terrible.
kittaytoro answered Saturday July 7 2007, 5:27 pm: with some girls, it's an honest to god, kind of "oh my gosh, i need to lose weight" kind of thing.
i, as a girl, am honestly not sure why we view ourselves this way. i guess it's all the pressure in the media to look like that. because, from our perspective, all we see is tons of stomach, and too much fat.
we also compare ourselves to each other, and only see the flaws in ourselves, and the good things about others.
it's kind of a sad situation, but everyone's unconfident, now a days. :(
there's only a small percentage of girls doing it to get compliments. those are the kind of girls who wear revealing clothing, regardless, so you should be able to tell.
xoashhx33 answered Saturday July 7 2007, 5:19 pm: most of the time girls just fish for compliments, give her a few once in a while even if its just like wow you look nice today or i love that shirt it will make her feel 10 times better, girls are normally fishing for compliments when they tell that to guys, if they say it to one of their girlfriends they probably want some honest feedback and normally arent fishing. [ xoashhx33's advice column | Ask xoashhx33 A Question ]
Igotamonopoly answered Saturday July 7 2007, 5:16 pm: We compare ourselves to every single girl that we see. Like, today, I was reading a magazing that had celebrities in swimsuits. I'm not ACTUALLY fat, but my body is just different than most celebs (I have broad shoulders, etc.) After I put the magazing down, I did a couple hundred sit-ups.
It's not fishing for compliments, persay, but more reassurance that despite what people in the media look like, guys are still intersted in us.
There are some girls that do actually fish for compliments, but you can usually tell. If the girl is conceited, she's probably fishing for compliments. Otherwise, there's probably a lot of sincerity in the question, "Am I fat?" [ Igotamonopoly's advice column | Ask Igotamonopoly A Question ]
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